Web server runs out of disk space

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Web server runs out of disk space.The 'df' command reports the used space on the server's / partition to be at 100%, and despite removing unnecessary files it soon creeps back up to 100% within a few minutes

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

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